Ski resorts - are helmets now compulsory?
Discussion
Fiction, at least in Europe. In some US resorts under 16s need to have them - unsure if adults do too.
That said, I ski with one. More comfortable than a hat, and mine certainly saved me from a severe concussion 10 days ago. Not expensive at £40-50 for a reputable brand. But a snowboard type one, designed to take a number of small knocks, unlike the race style ones that need to be replaced after one hit (but give better protection in a serious impact).
That said, I ski with one. More comfortable than a hat, and mine certainly saved me from a severe concussion 10 days ago. Not expensive at £40-50 for a reputable brand. But a snowboard type one, designed to take a number of small knocks, unlike the race style ones that need to be replaced after one hit (but give better protection in a serious impact).
Edited by Harry Flashman on Wednesday 26th January 10:08
The last time I visited the ski hill in canada, helmets for kids were obligatory where I was, I chose to wear one as an example to my kids, TBH I forgot it was there after a bit. I would consider buying one if I was skiing regularly.
It doesn't matter how good a skier/snowboarder you are accidents can still happen, it only takes one head injury to have you dribbling soup for the rest of your life!!
It doesn't matter how good a skier/snowboarder you are accidents can still happen, it only takes one head injury to have you dribbling soup for the rest of your life!!
Edited by sawman on Wednesday 26th January 16:29
I do enjoy a good lmgtfy.So the first 10 google results to "ski resorts + mandatory helmets" :
1. Travel insurance site quoting that many US resort require them for children
2. calls for helmets to be mandatory
3. Forum post about helmets
4. Torygraph article - mandatory helmets the case against
5. Daily Wail
6. Ahh, finally. This looks interesting: Intrawest to make helmets mandatory But the article says it will recommend that people wear them, and make them mandatory for children + employees.
7. Swiss resorts not making them mandatory
8. California considers mandatory helmets
Now I'm bored typing and I still can't find a single resort that makes helmets mandatory for all.
Raify said:
6. Ahh, finally. This looks interesting: Intrawest to make helmets mandatory But the article says it will recommend that people wear them, and make them mandatory for children + employees.
Natasha richardson died at mont tremblant, which is an intrawest resort, and may be connected to their standpoint certainly there was a lot of talk in Canada at the time about helmets (she wasnt wearing one, when she fell on the nursery slope)I never wore a helmet skiing but usually my big fur hat and because of a bike accident I have not been skiing for 6 years. I hope to go again but I will be learning again to a certain degree and I think a helmet for me is a must have.
In the past I have fallen and banged my head skiing and the piste can be as hard as the road I ride on wearing a helmet when I have been on a bike.
In the past I have fallen and banged my head skiing and the piste can be as hard as the road I ride on wearing a helmet when I have been on a bike.
After 30 years of skiing, including 8 years living near a resort, so I skied most weekend, we went to Mayrhofen at Christmas, (Helmets are definitely not compulsory), but the rest of the family had one, so I bought one, first day out with it ,I fell on the Hintertux glazier, wife came down to me, I was unconscious, came around quickly and all ok, I'd hate think about if I hadn't had it, so not compulsory by advisable,
Now we're on another discussion altogether, which will never go away (helmets good or bad). Discussing helmets is the snow-sports equivalent of discussing fox hunting or 335d's.
Back on topic, no-one can find a resort where helmets are compulsory for all.
Oh, and in case it matters, I've worn a helmet every year since 2001.
Back on topic, no-one can find a resort where helmets are compulsory for all.
Oh, and in case it matters, I've worn a helmet every year since 2001.
Raify said:
Now we're on another discussion altogether, which will never go away (helmets good or bad). Discussing helmets is the snow-sports equivalent of discussing fox hunting or 335d's.
Back on topic, no-one can find a resort where helmets are compulsory for all.
Oh, and in case it matters, I've worn a helmet every year since 2001.
This is the bit of most interest to me, relating to my OP...Back on topic, no-one can find a resort where helmets are compulsory for all.
Oh, and in case it matters, I've worn a helmet every year since 2001.
Berw said:
we went to Mayrhofen at Christmas, (Helmets are definitely not compulsory)
But still, some of the stories do make you consider them in a different light... Bought mine and wore it this year for the first time. Just as warm and comfortable as a hat, possibly more so, looks good, sets a good example to the children, and insurance against that unavoidable malchance that leaves you a drooling vegetable. No reason not to, really. Many, many more adults wearing them this year than any other I've been.
ccr32 said:
Raify said:
You can rent helmets in the ski shops. That's what I did before I bought one.
Are they not a bit whiffy, having been sat on someone else's head for most of the preceding week?!I don't think they're compulsory anywhere for adults but you notice us Brits are the only ones on the slopes without them so 'when in rome...'. Also, there's lots of trees ready to jump in your way in Austria 
Ordered mine online and it arrived today, very nice indeed. I've never worn one before but it would be so damn typical if I whacked my head after declining the use of one so took the wise option. Went for a BLOC Flare from sunglassessirect, only £40, who knows, I may even look rad, gnarly and give impression I know what I'm doing.
Ordered mine online and it arrived today, very nice indeed. I've never worn one before but it would be so damn typical if I whacked my head after declining the use of one so took the wise option. Went for a BLOC Flare from sunglassessirect, only £40, who knows, I may even look rad, gnarly and give impression I know what I'm doing.
Gassing Station | Holidays & Travel | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff